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    Aoife Ryan-Christensen is assistant editor of RTÉ Brainstorm

    Dublin postal districts that had the highest proportion of residential consumption in 2024 at 19%. Photo: Getty Images

    Which Dublin residential areas use the most & least electricity?

    The latest CSO report on electricity consumption in Ireland highlights some interesting facts about usage across the capital and country

    Electricity • 16 Jun
    'Hiring workers has become more unpredictable than I think it has ever been.' Photo: Getty Images

    Are 'quiet redundancies' happening in your workplace?

    Employers in Ireland are implementing 'quiet redundancies' to scale back workforces in the face of uncertainty, tariffs and AI

    Work and careers • 11 Jun
    Keel Beach, Achill Island, County Mayo. Photo: Getty Images

    All you need to know about bank holidays in Ireland

    We love our bank holidays in Ireland, but where did they come from, who gets to decide when they are - and when's the next one?

    Ireland • 30 May
    If a person is under too much stress for too long we start to see negative outcomes. Photo: Getty Images

    All you need to know about cortisol and stress

    Cortisol plays a role in essential functions in your body, but the hormone can cause health issues when we experience prolonged stress

    Health • 31 Mar
    'We don't generally accept English loan words in Irish'. Photo: Getty Images

    What's the Irish for catfish? How new Irish words are created

    Anyone can submit a request for a word to be translated into Gaeilge and a language committee goes to work to draft the new term

    Gaeilge • 20 Mar
    Ah here, leave it out with that aul' ráiméis... Photo: Getty Images

    Ráiméis! 15 slang words to use during Seachtain na Gaeilge

    Altering words in some way to conceal their meaning to those outside the group is typical of jargons the world over

    Gaeilge • 27 Feb
    The start of the new year can lead people to become reflective and connect with what may or may not be serving or working for them in their life Photo: Getty Images

    Blue Monday: no, today isn't the most depressing day of the year

    Some people find January hard but Blue Monday is an unhelpful piece of pseudoscientific nonsense

    Brainstorm • 20 Jan
    "The particular type of nostalgia around Christmas films is often about holding on to those positive memories from the past and then passing them on to our children" Photo: File

    Why do we love Christmas films so much?

    Love them, hate them (or love to hate them), there are many reasons why we seek out formulaic and cheesy Christmas films

    Christmas • 04 Dec 24
    We've collected over 237 million bottles and cans through the Deposit Return Scheme in Ireland so far. Photo: RTÉ Brainstorm

    5 things our Deposit Return Scheme can learn from other countries

    From holders on bins to donating your deposit, there are plenty of small ways for us to collect even more bottles and cans

    Deposit Return Scheme • 22 Nov 24
    "In the medium term, expanding postal voting would be the more sensible approach".

    Should Ireland introduce early and postal voting?

    If you can't be at your polling station on November 29th to vote, you're out of luck as things stands so should alternatives be considered?

    General Election 2024 • 21 Nov 24
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